Emmerdale star Mark Charnock, who has been playing Marlon Dingle since 1996 actually has a surprising hobby that he would love to take further.

This year marks 29 years since Marlon Dingle showed up on our screens. Over the years he has been involved in huge storylines. In recent times, Marlon suffered a stroke and has been dealing with the recovery. And he is currently very involved as his daughter, April, went missing for six weeks.

But acting isn’t the only thing that Emmerdale star Mark Charnock could see himself doing. As away from the soap, he likes to think of himself as an aspiring writer.
Mark admits he would love to be a writer one day (Credit: ITV)

Emmerdale Mark Charnock’s passion for writing

Mark has expressed that he would love to be ‘acknowledged’ as an author one day, alongside acting. But in order to do that, he would have to release some novels. Which he has written.

A few years ago, Mark opened up to The Guardian in a sit down interview about his time on Emmerdale. The 56-year-old took the opportunity to reveal his desire for penmanship, but admitted he never truly believed anyone would want to read his words.

He said: “I want to be a writer. All my closest friends are writers. I would like to be acknowledged. I have got hundreds and thousands of words – novels and short stories.”

Despite having the words written, he is yet to release anything. And he admitted he thinks someone will have to find them when he dies. But in his mind they will just ‘burn them.’

Mark continued: “By the time I pop my clogs, there is going to be this vast JD Salinger-esque locker of unpublished stories. Somebody will read them and go ‘Oh, let’s just burn them’.”
Mark has played Marlon since 1996 (Credit: ITV)

What else does Emmerdale star Mark Charnock do in his spare time?

Mark enjoys sharing the sunrises in Yorkshire with his fans. And along with this he also showcases his growing crops and flowers on his Instagram.

However, away from that, Mark has admitted he would love to continue working on Emmerdale. But he never lets himself get carried away, despite being there for almost 30 years.

He explained: “I’m really strict with myself. I never think beyond the contract. The amount of people who come on this show and think they are secure, only to get written out in a threshing accident. If you start taking it all for granted, then you are finished.”